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Telangana to send protest letter to Centre over VB-G RAM-G scheme: Seethakka

Hyderabad, June 13 (UNI) Telangana Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Danasari Anasuya Seethakka on Saturday said the state government would send a protest letter to the Centre opposing the proposed implementation of the VB-G RAM-G scheme from July 1.
At a review meeting in Hyderabad, Seethakka said the Telangana Assembly had already passed a resolution against the scheme.
She objected to allocating employment guarantee workdays based on norms rather than actual demand and opposed the proposed 60-day break in works during the agricultural season.
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